geisinger



Sgpt. 1. 1925.

E. E. GEISINGER CONTAINER APPARATUS Fiied Oct. 20, 1923 2 Sheets$heet 1 Sept. 1,' 1925.

E. E. GEISINGER CONTAiNER APBARATUS 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed 001,. 20. 1923 IN VEN TOR.

w NW M W is ATTORNEY Patented Sept, 1, 1925.

UNITED STA "res PATENT oFFicE.

ELLIOTT E. GEISINGER, F ROCHESTER,

NEW YORK, ASSIGNO'R TOTTHE 'PFAUDLER.

COMPANY, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, A CORPORATTON OF NEW YORK.

CONTAINER APPARATUS.

Application filed. October 20;

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELLIOTT E. GnIsINenn, a citizen of the United States. residing at Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Container Apparatus; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and to the reference numerals marked thereon. i Y This invention relates to container apparatus, such, forexample, as commonly employed for processing food and other substances, and more particularly to the variety for circulating fluid over the walls of the container, to control its tem-' comprising means perature, one object of the invention being 7 to provide apparatus of this character com prising. improved fluid circulating means for supplying the fluid to an eflicient manner. A further object is to provide such apparatus advantageously constructed to distribute the circulating fluid over the container wall in an unbroken film so that all of the fluid is efliciently utilized and uniform results obtained. Still a further object is to provide apparatus of this variety having fluid circulating means constructed to effectively provide against clogging of the passages by scale, sludge or the like, and in which the parts are accessibly arranged. To these and other ends the in- A vention consists in certain improvements and combinations of parts, all as will be hereinafter'more full described, the novel features being pointed out in the claims at the end of the specification.

In thedrawings:

Fig.1 is a top plan View, partly broken away, of a container-apparatus embodying the present invention. I

Fig, 2 is an enlarged fragmentary secti'onal view on the line 2 in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view, of a portion of a tube means shown in Fig. 2;

- Fig. etis an end view ofthe same.

"Fig. 5 is asecti'o-n onthe line 55 in Fig. 2;v sis a view similar to Fig. 2 but show: ing' amodifiedform, of construction.

Y Fig. 7 is s ectionaljview on the line '2 7? inF1g.6;f I

the container walls in of scale or'othe'fforeign matter,-

1923. Serial in). 669,845.

instance in combination with a formof icontainer commonly employed. for processing substances, comprising a substantiallycylindrical open topped metalvessel havingside walls lO. In the presentinsta-nce thecontainer is provided with jacket means comprising an outer spaced wall 11 which in one form of the embodiment 1s flanged inwardly at its top 12 andunited with thecontainer walls pro-per thus forming an annular cham-. ber 13 aboutthle container in which the te mperature controlling fluid is circulated, H

The fluid circulating' 'means preferably comprises a conduit or pipel14 arranged about the container adj acent its top.- In the modification shown in Figsl and 2, this conduit'is constructed as a continuous ring having conn'ections lS leading to a suitable source of supply of fluid under pressure, and the conduit is carried on th'e'fla'nge 12 ofthe jacketby; a series of oval'nipples lfl'which space; and support theconduit and be welded at; one end to the latter and atfthe other to the jacket. The circulating fiuidis transmitted from tainer wall, through these Fig. 8 is an enlarged side view'ofa modithe conduit tothe co n-' nipples, towhich V end the conduit is provided, on the side thereofadjacent the container, with a slot 17 Figs. 2 and 5, within the dimensions 0 the bore of each nipple 12 within the other end of. each nipple, has a pair of openings 18'formed therethrough and a pair of ,rela [tubes 19 are removably inserted through f The jacket flange tively'v small distributing each slot 17 and throughthe respective open- 7 in gs 18 in which they have a close, sliding fit. Tubes 19 extend at one ter of'conduit l4cand wardly at the the outer surface" of, thefcontainer' wall against which. in' the present instance. these ends rest,- Each, tube preferably communicates'with'conduit 114 sya plurality-0f lat-; eral' openings 20 and121. [Thus the endnof the. tube vmay be somewhat contracted, as shown, I with" its extremity transversely grooved 'asat 20. This construction prevents gthe'clo'sure,

downwardly and inof. the and of aerate. bvia fiake the laterother end into ,proxlmity with s end adjacentthe cenrmhh he hr hv important and the perforations 21 ally communicating grooves insuring con tinued communication with the tube under such circumstances and an equaligation of pressur W t n an Withou the tube t dg to Pre ent par c e he ng he o the end of the tube" by pressure differences. In addition other lateral openings 21 may be formed in the tube within the" conduit and within the nipple 16 are located other lateral openings l6 with which the conduit comslot 17 This construc tion insures continued ree flow of fluid into the tube despite the pr sence of scale or dirt, it being noted that theopen end of the tube H l are located above the bottom of the conduit and of the nipple on which obstructing foreign matter .tends to deposit.

llheemployment of the tubes 19 not only has the advantage described above of avoiding obstruction of the passages but also the result of accomplishing distributionof the fluid over the outer surface of the container wall in theY'Inost-eflicient manner.

Theend' of each tube being arranged as described :in proximity with the container wall, the fluid fiows in a continuous unbroken wall as if through .abend at this point inthe tube and is-fsp'read in a quiet gnanner laterally overthe. wall at each tube [without splashing or scattering, so that all 'tions. The tubes are so I ofthe fluid is effectively applied to the wall anddistributed with substantial uniformity. applied fluid pressure of two to five 1 rpounds has been found advantageous but varied to suit con-dilocated and arranged this may of course be that their ends have a substantially uniform spacing about the container such that 1 the vertical strip offihn formed by each tube unites withthe s r ps form a ex en i g th ,cpn ain ronduit I4; is provided with openings 22, one opposite each tube 19, or each adjacent pair of the latter, as shown in Fig. 5, affordcont-inuously about ingaccess to the tubes for cleaning or removridecl' zw th a removable rlTorjthis Purpo e the tube in the sam when e sary. i ing app ent that eaeh'tube may be quickly withdrawn 9pgit1ld na ly and .re,.. o ed hroug the adjacent open g w ich l t er i Prioscrew ,clos re2 of ea h pa r a erably inclined toward each othe hi d "In Figs W ld 4 s S awn a mod fied fo m arms the ejonnection has.

of eon .11 n ihnhich he condu 2 it$6 25.? e i d h 2 .1. 5? hay peitsjqp'p he era w th "one nd 0 hr 1 -a..v and r steak- 12. sna e tail Braid before into he mp ey d withdrawing the tube. v

of adjacentfltufbes lto .This advantage bet ee e contain fectively used tens reducing 1 required.

sp ehr lateral openings for the purpose described above. The other end of the tube extends as W N proximity with the container Wa T e s m constructi n of tubes m y in this modification but there is shown in the drawings a tu'be having a modi fled inner end, which, instead of lying in a transverse plane preferably has opposite side portions.drawntogether as at 31 and cut away at the c'orners' thus formed, as at 32, to provide a pair of laterally opposite openings 83 through which the fluid discharged in unbroken streams directly ontothe container wall. In this arrangementalso the conduit has opposite each tube an opening '34 forac-- cess to the latter, closed 7 V 35. The tubes may be arranged in thesingle mannershown in F ig. 7 or in pairs of inclined tubesqas in Fig. 5 and obviously the tubes may be arranged singly instead of in pairs in the construction of F Figs. 8 and 9 illustrate aifurt'her modification of the distributing tubeiwhich this form is flattened and closed as at 3-6 and the side portions thus brought together perr forated at 37, to provide aneyewithfwhich a hook may be engaged for conveniently In this construction, the tube .is preferably formed with: a plurality of lateral openings 38 vantages described above.-

haying thefa d-e bye r movable plug The construction of the distributing tubes with inlet openings of smaller areathanfthe discharge opening adjacent the container walls materially assistscharging the liquidover the walls because of the reduction in pressure and velocity of the liquid at the discharge end of the tube which allows the liquid to How quietly and smoothly into films on the container walls.

is obviously maintained by in effectively dis this construction in spite of variations'in the pressure of the llqu d as applied to thetube inlets, and permitsof the application of a considerably higher pressurewithout a ,substantial interference-with this effective distribution. Furthermore the maintenance. in this manner of a substantial difference in pressure betweeuthef liquid sup-ply pipe .14

and the interior of the ,tribesnss1sts. in 'preven g nbsi-ruqtion of the tube in ets.

, As appar n from theahsr e riri ih and thedrawings, the simplefprm f onstruct on uh hmey be act red c nbm qally by. pra ti nieansandqmetheds and the constnuction 0p- ..er .t 1 o i tr ute the hi u fiihs fluid in highly efiicient mannerover the of the container so that all pfthefiuidis ef- "the' quantity The invention furthermore pro- Yhles e Qh h' wi mi efihst yely.safe uar g thei $111 1 against .l lacsih y t rel fgn. h fluid distribut n P 6 so structed and "arranged as 'tc bjeasy 9 a0 i i n pro d a.

cess for cleaning or replacing when necessary.

I claim as my invention:

1. In apparatus of the character described, the combination with a container of a supply conduit for a temperature controlling medium provided with a multiplicity of independently mounted members removable through the conduit and located in proximity to the wall of the container for distributing said medium over said wall in the form of a fluid film.

2; In apparatus of the character described, the combination with a container of conducting means for a temperature controlling medium comprising a multiplicity of spaced tubes projecting into proximity with the container wall for distributing said medium over said wall in the form of an unbroken film.

3. In apparatus of the character described, the combination with a container of a conduit therefor for a temperature controlling medium and a multiplicity of spaced tubes communicating at one end with said conduit above the bottom thereof and eX- tending at the other end into proximity with the containerwall for distributing said medium over said wall in an unbroken film.

4:. In apparatus of the character described, the combination with a container of a conduit arranged exteriorly about the 0011- tainer wall adjacent its top and a multiplicity of spaced tubes communicating at one end with said conduit above the bottom thereof and extending at theother end into proximity with the container wall for distributing a temperature controlling medium over said wall in an unbroken film.

5. In apparatus of the character described, the combination with a container of a conduit arranged exteriorly about the container Wall adjacent its top andv provided with spaced openings on the side thereof adjacent said wall, a multiplicity of tubes removably inserted through said openings with one end of each tube communicating with said conduit and the other end extending into proximity with the containerwall for distributing a temperature controlling medium over said wall in an .unbroken film, said conduit having openings therein provided with removable closures opposite said tubes for access thereto.

6. In apparatus of the character described, the combination with a container of a conduit arranged exteriorly about the container wall adjacent its top and having therein a series of spaced openings provided with re movable closures affording access to the conduit interior, said conduit having therein also a series of additional openings onthe side thereof adjacent the container wall and opposite said first openings, and a multiplicity of pairs of tubes removably inserted in said additional openings with one end of each tube communicating with said conduit and the other end extending into proximity with the container wall for distributing a temperature controlling medium thereover in an unbroken film, the tubes of each of said pairs being inclined toward one of said first openings in the conduit.

7. In apparatus of the character described, 1

the combination with acontainer having a jacket enclosing a chamber about the container walls, of a conduit extending about the container adjacent the top of said jacket,

and a multiplicity of spaced tubes communieating at one end with said conduit and extending atthe other 'end into said chamber and into proximity with the container wall for distributing a temperature control ling medium thereover in a duit therefor for a temperature controlling medium and a multiplicity of spaced tubes each having one conduitand provided with a plurality of lateral openings and the other end extending fluid unbroken end extending into said v 8. In apparatus of the character described,- the combination with a container of a coninto proximity with the container wall for' distributing said medium thereover in-a fluid 9. In apparatus of the character described,

the combination with a container of a conduit therefor for a temperature controlling medium and a multiplicityof spaced tubes each having one end extending into said conduit and transversely grooved at the extremity thereof to provide a plurality of lateral openings and the other end extending into proximity with the container wall for distributing said medium thereover in a fluid film.

10. In apparatus of the character described, the combination with a container of a conduit therefor for a temperature con- 110 trolling medium, a multiplicity of tubes re movably inserted through openings inv the conduit with one end of each tube extending into the conduit and provided with lateral openings andthe other end extending into proximity with the container wall for distributing said medium thereover in a fluid film said tubes havlng a relative spacing adapted to unite the respective films thereof, said conduit having openings therein opposite said tubes for access thereto, and removable closures for said latter openings.

ELLIOTT E. GEISINGER. j 

